HUNDREDS OF LOCAL STUDENTS... SPENT THE DAY.. OUT OF THE CLASSROOM ... AND IN SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.. MAKING A DIFFERENCE. THEY ARE FROM GUARDIAN ANGELS IN MOUNT WASHINGTON.... 549 STUDENTS... TAKING PART IN THE SCHOOL'S FIRST EVER SERVATHON... WLWT NEWS FIVE'S JENNIFER SCHACK CAUGHT UP WITH KIDS IN THE WEST END. (Jennifer Schack "twenty Five of the 7th graders from Guardian Angels are spending the day serving, here at St. Vincent Depaul. They are serving in a variety of projects.") ("you have to be really grateful for what you have") (Michelle Gallagher 7th-8th Grade Science Teacher"this is something that we put a lot of emphasis on. Serving the community, serving others, doing what Jesus would want us to do. So I think it is very important that we are doing this today.") AFTER AN INTRODUCTION ... STUDENTS BROKE INTO GROUPS THIS MORNING AT St. VINCENT DE PAUL....AND WITH 4 HOURS OF WORK AHEAD OF THEM... THEY GOT STARTED. FROM PACKAGING DONUTS, TO SORTING FOOD INTO BINS. EACH FOUND THEIR WORK REWARDING (Lily Ganim 7th Grader" I learned that not everyone has everything they need. They need some things that they can't afford, so people need to help them.") OTHER STUDENTS HAD THE CHANCE TO WORK ONE ON ONE SERVING THOSE IN NEED. STUDENTS ESCORTED SHOPPERS THROUGH THE PANTRY.... AND IN THE PROCESS LEARNED ABOUT ONE ANOTHER (CJ schimpf 7th Grader "we're helping this man right here.. umm..get food because he has a family of eight....yeah, that's a lot.") TODAY WAS A CHANCE TO GET OUT OF THE CLASSROOM....BUT STILL LEARN... ("i feel really good helping out people") (Michelle Gallagher 7th-8th Grade Science Teacher "we don't know what is going to go on in our lives, sometimes someone may get sick, we lose a job. You never know what is in store for us and sometimes we all need help...so, we're helping today.") (Jennifer Schack "volunteers are an essential part of the work here at St. Vincent De Paul. Last year over 100,00 hours were worked by volunteers. In the West End Jennifer Schack, WLWT News 5.") BASED ON THE EXCITEMENT FROM THE COMMUNITY... AND THE SUCCESS OF TODAY... G-A PLANS TO MAKE THIS A YEARLY EVENT.